Saturday, 18 March 2017

My Book and a Melange of Photos

I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to visit you, but I will try to do my best to visit this week. After my last repetitive post, I have chosen a varied number of photos to share, all from my archive, a mishmash of images taken last year.

This 35 page book of my nature photos was given to me at Christmas by my granddaughter Sara. It was a lovely surprise, and she did it all by herself. I could hardly believe it, and was completely overwhelmed by her generous gift. It must have taken her ages to do.

To give you an idea of what it looks like, here are a few images. You probably recognize some of the photos.

A juvenile Blue Tit.

These flowers in bud form are in bloom now in the garden

.....and here they are!

Goldfish in our garden pond.

Greenfinch.

......waiting for another turn at the feeder.

Daffodils galore in the garden, with sprawling Rosemary in the background.

Squirrel on rustic bench

Great Tit in the shade.

Quite an angry look, but I've included it for a bit of fun!

Mel is my constant companion. She sits on her own blanket on my bed, and you can also see her duvet cover on the left.:)

47 comments:

i am so happy to see you post more amazing photos. you are so talented and i hope soon you will be able to get out and take more photos. Mei is adorable and what wonderful gift you got. that squirrel made me laugh and that yellow tit says JOY

WoW!! what an amazing and very thoughtful gift. your images are outstanding!! it's wonderful that your granddaughter is so interested in your photography and is so supportive!!!

i would like to prepare a book like this, with my best bird pictures...but i need help and don't have a lovely granddaughter to help me. i do print my blog but that is all my posts. i would love to have one of my birds only!!

We can only pick the avocado that he can reach with the pole, they fall off but not many fall because the squirrels knock them down. the tree is way to big and is out of control. hubby planted a seed in a bucket and then into the ground and it went crazy. we think it needed to be cut back. had to laugh at the fluffy mashed comment. the word fluff is a dish made with cottage cheese, sugar free jello, crushed pineapple and cool whip.

Hello, I just love your cute Mel. I miss having a dog. Love the nature book and photos, beautifully done. Gorgeous flowers. Thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy day and new week ahead!

About Me

Photography came to me late in life. My husband had always taken our family and holiday photos, whilst I indulged in artistic hobbies of my own. It just never
occurred to me to do otherwise. Whilst I was at Art College, and later as a textile and fashion designer I had taken photos of my work, but that was all part of my job. Three years ago due to constant back pain, I had to give up painting “my first love” as I could no longer stand or sit for long stretches at a time, my physician advised me to walk for an hour every day. It was gruelling at first, but on keeping to this regular
activity my meanderings became less painful and my eyes keener. Always appreciative of nature, the desire to capture these wondrous moments on camera, became a need, and finally became a reality when my husband gave me my first camera, and I’ve never looked back. My camera and I have become inseparable. From the moment I go into the garden and surrounding countryside, it becomes an adventure, and I’m never happier than when I spot something of extraordinary beauty, but a thing of beauty is better when shared.